Tech Events in Edinburgh

We're an inclusive group of game developers in Edinburgh, meeting up for co-working, playtesting and chat.

We meet every Saturday from 1pm in the Levels Cafe, 9C Holyrood Road, everyone welcome, just bring yourself and something to work on, experience optional.

Edinburgh's community meetup for people working in or simply interested in Data Science. We're a friendly mix of professionals, academics, students, and enthusiasts who enjoy meeting over drinks and pizza while listening to insightful talks.

By popular demand, you can now RSVP either on Meetup or via Luma!

We have two great talks lined up:

This talk will explore the impact of increased web scraping and bot-generated traffic on Wikipedia, along with the bot-blocking and throttling measures introduced in response. Through practical Python examples, Stelios will demonstrate common scraping techniques, discuss potential workarounds, and highlight challenges associated with scraped data. The talk will conclude with a proposed code of conduct for web scraping, informed by guidance from Creative Commons and UK copyright exceptions.

LLM applications are expensive, and many of them are paying for the same answer twice: sometimes ten times. This talk explores how to stop doing that.
Caching is the mechanism. The catch is that "the same answer" stops being obvious the moment your inputs are natural language. "When are your opening hours?" and "What time do you open?" are the same question to a user, but different strings to a cache. The interesting work lies in teaching systems when two questions should be considered equivalent, turning caching into a calibration problem with real cost and quality implications.

5:30pm – 6:30pm: Networking with pizza and drinks
6:30pm – 8:00pm: Talks and Q&A
8:00pm onwards: Continued networking at a local bar

37 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ
Paterson's Land, Room 1.26

Due to the popularity of previous events, we can only admit attendees who have RSVP'd via Meetup or Luma.

Stelios Christodoulou is a Senior Service Performance Engineer at Viasat and a data analyst with over 15 years of experience across telecommunications, aviation, maritime, transport, and geospatial data. His work has spanned satellite communications, GPS interference analysis, network performance monitoring, remote sensing, and data visualisation using Python, SQL, Tableau, and cloud technologies. A regular contributor to Scotland's Python and data communities, Stelios enjoys exploring the practical applications of data engineering, open data, and web scraping in real-world systems.

Samuel Agbede is a Developer Advocate at Redis, where he helps developers build AI systems that work reliably in the real world. His interests include AI agents, retrieval, memory systems, evaluation, and the engineering trade-offs involved in taking LLM applications from prototype to production. Previously an Applied Machine Learning Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, Samuel combines a background in software engineering, machine learning, and developer education to help engineers build reliable, observable, and cost-effective AI solutions. He is also the host of the Stories That Shape Us podcast, where he explores the experiences and decisions that shape people's careers and lives.

Sponsor and second speaker TBC but we're on for a June meetup!

• 6pm - pizza, drinks, networking
• 6:30pm - Rory McCune - What LLMs Do, and Don't, Know About Securing Kubernetes
• 7pm - break
• 7:15pm - TBC

What LLMs Do, and Don't, Know About Securing Kubernetes - Rory McCune, DataDog

LLMs are fast becoming a fact of life in many organizations and one of the things we can use them for is.... Kubernetes! So that leads us to a question, if LLMs can do Kubernetes related tasks, can they do them securely and what in general do the know and not know about Kubernetes security? This talk will show the results of our research into how LLMs handle Kubernetes security tasks, how techniques like improved prompting can change the outcomes, and the places where they fall down.

Discord server for this and other local gamedev events: https://discord.gg/HnPSCDJ

A casual social gathering for local game developers to meet and chat! All ages, stages and disciplines are welcome -- whether you're a student generalist or a triple-A veteran, a community manager or a musician, artist or hobbyist, anyone who works in/on/around games and wants to talk to like-minded people is welcome!

You don't need to bring anything, but if you are working on something and have videos or even a demo to play you will find an eager audience. And although it's set in a pub, don't feel obliged to drink either; you'll find many of us having dinner and soft drinks.

We organise friendly informal networking events for people in Tech to share ideas, learn from each other, and make new connections.

Who are the events for?
People working in tech who want to connect with others in the Edinburgh tech community, including:

• Software engineers
• Product managers
• Data / AI professionals
• Startup founders & operators

⭐ IMPORTANT: join the Edinburgh Tech Network (ETN) at EdinburghTechNetwork.com ⭐

(it's free to join the ETN Discord group, only takes a minute and you can get to know everyone before/after the event, find new clients, new hires, co-founders, investors, people with similar tech interests etc in the group)

You’ll meet people who are:

• Working in software engineering, product, data, AI, or startups
• Building projects, products, or growing their careers in tech

Why should you join?

• Learn from others working in tech
• Expand your network to help your career
• It could lead to collaborations or new opportunities
• It’s a lot of fun!

✨ How it works
Secure your place and join a group of people working in and around tech.
Just arrive at the venue:

• Grab a drink, find the group, and settle in
• Ask the bar staff for the ****"****Edinburgh Tech Network" table booking
• Expect a friendly, welcoming group and a great atmosphere 👋

Have better conversations

• You’ll be surrounded by people interested in tech and building things
• Discussions are naturally more engaging and relevant 🤝

Build connections + opportunities

• Meet people you can stay in touch with
• Learn from others in the space
• Potentially collaborate on projects or opportunities ⚡

📍 Location
We host events at relaxed venues in central Edinburgh:

• Easy to get to locations
• Pubs or bars with a good atmosphere
• Spaces that are ideal for conversation 🍻

Spots are limited to keep the group high quality.

If you work in tech and want to meet others in your space, you’ll get a lot from this 👋

How do I AI? Day in the life of Product Managers

AI is everywhere, but knowing what to actually do with it is a different story. This month's ProductTank Edinburgh skips the theory and gets straight to the workflows.

We've got three PMs from different setups – enterprise, startup, and freelance. Join in with Steven (@Skyscanner), Joel & Jamie (@Meta) as they share how they're genuinely using AI day-to-day: the tools, the habits, the shortcuts, and the compromises.

What to expect:

1. Show & Tell: Live demos of real AI setups in action. We're talking going beyond personal knowledge bases, managing AI meeting notes and integrated workflows using agents. No curated outputs - just the actual workflow.
2. Fireside Chat: An honest conversation about what it's really like adopting AI as a PM. We'll dig into: tool restrictions at work and how to navigate them, data privacy, the new bottlenecks AI creates, and how to know when something's worth automating. Audience questions and reactions are welcome throughout.
3. Build it live: This one's up to you. Bring a problem, something you've been meaning to automate, explore, or build and we'll try to get it started, live, from scratch. The point isn't a finished solution; it's showing you how to get unstuck.

Who's it for? PMs at any level, whether you've got a solid AI routine or you've been meaning to figure this out for months. Both will get something from the night.

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Agenda:
• 5:30pm - 6:00pm – Welcome, food & drinks
• 6:00pm - 7:25pm – Talks & Q&A
• 7:25pm - 8:00pm – Drinks & networking
• 8:00pm onwards – Optional drinks at local pub
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Thank you to our sponsor:
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Disclaimer:

• Admittance is not permitted once the speakers kick off. Due to security requirements at our sponsor’s office, we can’t provide entry access after 6pm.
• We will take pictures of the event for our LinkedIn page. If you prefer not to be in any photos, please let one of the organisers know.
• By registering for any ProductTank event, you agree to the terms and conditions set in the release and waiver: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/legal/producttank-waiver

We can’t wait to see you there!

Tonight we’ll be hearing from:

• Fallible Things on "Bevy in Anger (and other stages of grief)":

Fallible has been working on a digital card game for 2 years, having migrated her client-side code base to Bevy after prototyping with Godot for 6 months. Bevy is the Game Engine darling of the Rust community, and has been subject to both much love and hate over its half-decade of development. What's it like trusting and using this technology over time? What will it look like in the future? Has sticking with it been worth it?

Fallible is an Artist and Technical Writer involved in the local independent game development scene, and an infrequent Bevy docs contributor

• Matthew Liam Healy on "Bits & Cats: Rust's dual histories, and what comes next"

"In this talk, we'll look at two distinct lineages of programming languages: languages whose primary aim is to enable a direct interaction with physical hardware, and languages which aim to provide a mathematical foundation for arbitrary computation. We'll talk about why these two goals so often seem to sit in opposition to each other, and how Rust manages to position itself at the intersection of these two histories. Finally, we'll use what we've learned to look to the future and put together a wishlist for the next generation of approachable & safe programming languages."

Matthew Liam Healy is a software engineer, applied mathematician and amateur stand-up comedian. Their research interests lie at the intersection of type theory and programming language ergonomics. They currently work at Duna on a programming language for encoding business compliance policies. Previously they worked at SoundCloud on authentication and audio playback, so there's a good chance you've run some code they wrote.

Plan for the evening:

• 18:30: doors open
• 19:00 → 20:30: talks + q/a
• 20:30: move for drinks 🍻 to Holyrood 9A, where we have a table booked (this is nearby Patersons Land)

Welcome!
We organise friendly informal networking events for people in Tech to share ideas, learn from each other, and have genuinely useful conversations. There’s no PowerPoints or speeches to sit through - it’s all about great conversation and building connections.
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⭐ IMPORTANT:
Join the Edinburgh Tech Network (ETN) on Discord: JOIN HERE ⭐
(it's easy to join the ETN Discord group, only takes a minute and you can get to know everyone before/after the event, find new clients, new hires, co-founders, investors, people with similar tech interests etc in the group)
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🎉 ETN Discord members also receive 20% off food and drinks at the venue during the event.

Simply show the bar staff that you're a member of the ETN Discord community when ordering to receive the discount.
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Who are the events for?
People working in tech who want to connect with others in the Edinburgh tech community, including:

1. Software engineers
2. Product managers
3. Data / AI professionals
4. Startup founders & operators

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You’ll meet people who are:

1. Working in software engineering, product, data, AI, or startups
2. Building projects, products, or growing their careers in tech

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Why should you join?

1. Learn from others working in tech
2. Expand your network to help your career
3. It could lead to collaborations or new opportunities
4. It’s a lot of fun!

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✨ How it works
RSVP on Meetup
Secure your place and join a group of people working in and around tech.
Just arrive at the venue

• Grab a drink, find the group, and settle in
• Ask the bar staff for the "Edinburgh Tech Network" table booking
• Expect a friendly, welcoming group and a great atmosphere. The gatherings are generally self hosted with support from the venue.

About Edinburgh Tech Network (ETN)
We're building a private community of awesome Software Engineers, PMs, Designers, Founders, VC investors, etc, in Edinburgh. Membership includes access to their platform and events (online & in-person) to help with hiring, investment, finding clients & meeting people with similar interests!
​It only takes a minute to join ETN: JOIN HERE

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📍 Location
We host events at relaxed venues in central Edinburgh:

1. Easy to get to locations
2. Pubs or bars with a good atmosphere
3. Spaces that are ideal for conversation 🍻

Spots are limited to keep the group high quality.
If you work in tech and want to meet others in your space, you’ll get a lot from this 👋
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Everyone is invited. Are you in? #womenintech #outgeekedinburgh

There will be short keynotes, speed interviews or open networking, and lots of energy! Hiring teams will discuss their companies, present job openings, and network with seasoned job seekers, providing you with the ideal opportunity to discover your next exceptional hire. Attendees will have the opportunity to rate presentations delivered by the hiring teams, and we promise there won't be any Simon Cowell-style judges to break anyone's spirit. Plus, we'll send you a list of job seekers in advance, so you can plan your strategy accordingly.

• Who's in: established software engineers, data scientists, PMs, and UI/UX designers
• 90+ candidates on the event list, a 55-65% attendance rate on average
• 3+ years of experience in a relevant field on average
• While this event is centered around women in tech, we extend a warm invitation to everyone to join us.

Your dev, product, data, UI/UX teams, talent acquisition leaders, and CTO will thank you for extending the invite!

We understand that you may have attended events in the past that demanded extensive preparation but fell short on value. But, our event is unique - it only takes an hour to review the talent list, connect with candidates, and prepare a 5-minute impromptu keynote speech without any slides. Bring swag!

Our events are free for badass tech professionals seeking new job opportunities. Find our schedule and RSVP here.

All the badass women in tech, are you in? #outgeekwomen #womenintech

On the company side, we have CTOs who can write code blindfolded, VP of Engineering who have a black belt in project management, and talent acquisition leaders who have recruited more people than McDonald's has served hamburgers. And on the attendee side, we have techies who know how to turn caffeine into code and can make an app out of thin air. This event is not just about networking, it's about connecting with fellow mid-/senior tech pros in the industry, sharing a laugh or two, and maybe even finding your next career move. So come join us for a unique networking event where job seekers take the driver's seat!

We will: listen to short and sweet pitches by CTOs and hiring teams and vote best pitch (who said that corporate evaluation can't be fun?), talk all things tech, network and run speed interviews, meet faces behind our fav tech brands, and see what our local tech has to offer this season.

Curious techies and job seekers never pay fees to attend our events unless they secure one of the last 10 tickets available. We offer 150 free tickets, and only the final 10 are paid. If you’re hiring and are looking to present, network and hire at this event, please register here. If you are a part of a tech/community group and are interested in joining forces, please email us at hello@outgeek.org.

What’s the next step?

Register now and our event director will be in touch a few days prior to the session with event details, agenda, speakers, employer information and jobs.

What if my current employer attends the event?

We will notify you when your employer joins the session.

Are your events virtual?

Some of our events are in-person while others are held virtually via Hopin. Both of them have proven to offer an excellent experience for both job seekers and employers. For details please review the event location on your right.

Disclaimer

An event ticket does not guarantee admission due to the theme restrictions (full-stack, back-end, product-only) and roster of posted vacancies. We work with mid- and senior-level IT talent, and rarely see entry-level positions advertised at our sessions.

Refunds

Our events are free for talented tech enthusiasts seeking new job opportunities.

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Data / Database conference in Edinburgh, United Kingdom